Æ 17 - Mithradates III

Features

Issuer	Kingdom of Commagene
King	Mithridates III (20 BC - 12 BC)
Type	Standard circulation coins
Years	20 BC - 12 BC
Composition	Bronze
Weight	5 g
Diameter	17 mm
Shape	Round (irregular)
Technique	Hammered
Demonetized	Yes
Number	N# 444899
References	Alram# 249 Michael Alram, Manfred Mayrhofer, Rüdiger Schmitt; 1986. Nomina propria Iranica in nvmmis: Materialgrundlagen zu den iranischen Personennamen auf antiken Münzen. Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Vienna, Austria. , Kovacs# p. 42 note 45 Frank L. Kovacs; 2016. Armenian Coinage in Classical Period. Classical Numismatic Group, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States.

Obverse

Inscription in three lines.

Script: Greek

Lettering:
BA•ME
M•TOY
•M•

Reverse

Crab.

Comments

While Alram attributes this issue to Mithradates III, Kovacs notes: 'Alram 249, coin with crab obverse and BA•ME/M•TOY/•M• reverse, is probably an issue of Carrhae for another king (Kovacs, forthcoming)'. Pending Kovacs' publication, we do follow Alram's traditional attribution here.

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Date					VG	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC
Undetermined
ND (20 BC - 12 BC)

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